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Show IRVINE VINDICATED. The Jury Renders a Verdict of Not Guilty and He Is a Free Man. The Killing of C. E. Montgomery Was Justified Justi-fied by Law He Did Only What Every American Citizen Has a Right to Eo and Is in Duty Bound to Do when the Lesciv-ious Lesciv-ious Adulterer Invades the Sanctity of His Home. Lixcole, Neb., Oct 24. Special. Not guilty. The sanctity of Nebraska homes is maintained main-tained by twelve of Nebraska's citizens. W. II. Irvine at 3:35 o'clock was pronounced an innocent aud free man. The killing of C. E. Montgomery was justified by law. He did only what every American citizen has a right to do and by duty is bound to do. There is great excitement ex-citement in the court-room, and cheers of congratulations and grand reception to Irvine. Ir-vine. The best ladies of Lincoln hurry to Mr. Irvine and with tears in their eyes thank him for protecting woman's virtue and the sanctity of home from the intrusion of the adulterer. The jury retired at noon, and at 3:20 Judge Hall requested the immense audience audi-ence to tef rain from any demonstration, no matter what the verdict might be. When the clerk read the verdict, "Not guilty," the TELLIXG AND HAXDKERCHIEF-WAVIXG was indescribable. As Mr. Irvine came into the court to hear the verdict he was accompanied accom-panied by Mr. F. T. Hiatt, Judge Powers, Hon. J. B. Strode and Hon. N. C. Abbott He took a seat and waited quietly for the decision. As soon as it was rendered congratulations con-gratulations overwhelmed him ; ladies went fairly crazy and Mr. Irvine was embraced by his aged uncle, who, with loving embrace clung to his neck in tears, congratulating him. As soon as he could leave the courtroom, court-room, Irvine . left in a carriage for Mr. Abbott's residence, where he will be entertained en-tertained by his attorneys and families. He starts for Salt Lake very shortly. On Saturday evening in the presence of nearly 1500 ladies and men, JUDGE O. W. POWERS of Salt Lake addressed the jury in the Irvine Ir-vine case. Never before in the history of this court was so able and masterly an argu-, ment presented. His review of the case was thorough, comprehensive and fair. His appeals were pathetic and forceful, his argument complete, his language beautiful, his illustrations apt and to the point. Replying to McCul-lough's McCul-lough's attack on the Mormon people, he said: "While the Mormons of Utah have no particular fondness for me, I am iu truth bound to say the sanctity of their homes is kept inviolate and the man who would partake of their bread, eat at their table, accept their hospitality and then violate their home would meet with the same fate as Montgomery did, and justly, too." Judge Powers' rendition of a portion of Longfellow's "Evangeline," description de-scription of an American home, its applicability appli-cability to the once happy home of the defendant, was touching in the extreme and brought tears to many eyes. |
